Dental Hygiene

The Dental Hygiene program provides a curriculum which reflects the core values of the profession, instills an understanding of life-long learning, and educates the graduate to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate dental hygiene care for the individual and the community. Graduates of this program will be eligible to take national and state/regional examinations for licensure which are required to practice dental hygiene.

The Dental Hygiene program is a selective program. When you apply to the college, you will be accepted into the undeclared program while you complete the prerequisite requirements. The Dental Hygiene program accepts a limited number of students each year and there is a separate application process. Contact your campus of interest below for more details.

SAMPLE CAREERS IN THIS FIELD: Dental Hygienist

DEGREES AVAILABLE: Associate of Science. Availability of degrees varies by campus. Contact your campus of interest below for more information.

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Contact your campus of interest below to find out more about the Associate of Science transfer degree programs. Students are encouraged to review their options with their advisors, to consult the current catalog of the institution to which they wish to transfer, and to contact the institution to which they wish to transfer. Students may also contact the transfer office of their local Ivy Tech for further information.

To earn this degree, you must have 77-79 credits in the following areas:

General Education Core: 29-31 credits
Professional/Technical Core: 48 credits

IMPORTANT NOTICE
Students that apply for Summer 2011 admission and all applicants thereafter will be using the new admission/selection guidelines

CURRICULUM
View the curriculum for this program and all others currently available at Ivy Tech.

LOCATIONS
The Dental Hygiene program is offered at the following campuses. Please click on the campus of interest below for contact and campus specific program information:

East Central (Anderson, Marion, Muncie, New Castle)

Contact:

Joyce Hudson
Program Chair
1-800-589-8324, ext. 2371
jhudson73@ivytech.edu

Program Information

Dental Application 2013

Information Sessions Spring 2012

NEW!! Information Sessions are now available on-line!
Directions to view on-line:

1. Download these documents. You will need them during the session.

Fall/Spring Handout

Criminal Background and Drug Screening

Estimated Fees

On-line

Verification Form

2. Click here to open the Dental Hygiene Information Session on-line.
3. Open with Microsoft Power Point.
4. Make sure your volume is at the desired volume.
5. Select "Slide Show" from the menu at the top of your screen.
6. Select "From the Beginning" from the menu in the upper left of your screen.
7. The on-line session should begin. To exit out of the session, press the Escape (Esc) key at anytime.

North Central (Elkhart, South Bend, Warsaw)

The dental hygienist is a licensed oral health care professional who an integral part of the dental health care team. A dental hygienist specializes in preventing and treating oral diseases to protect teeth, gums and patients’ total health. Common procedures performed by hygienists include patient education, removing deposits from teeth and below the gum line, taking dental x-rays, and the application of fluoride and dental sealants. State dental boards determine the duties hygienists are able to perform.

Admissions Packet

Dental Hygiene Information Sessions
Each information session lasts approximately 1 hour. Registration is not required. Participants are asked to be on time to the session and stay for the entire presentation.

For more information contact Barbara MacMillan at 574-289-7001, ext. 6379 or bmacmillan2@ivytech.edu.